Frame for rotary ground pulverizers



April 29, 1952 z. H. MOORES 2,595,091

FRAME FOR ROTARY GROUND PULVERIZERS Filed April 16, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 I INVENTOR. Zack H Hooray ATTORNEYS April 29, 1952 z. H. MooREs FRAME FOR ROTARY GROUND PULVERIZERS 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Filed April 16, 1947 INVENTOR. Zack H ffaazw Patented Apr. 29, 1952 FRAME FOR ROTARY GROUND PULVERIZERS Zach H. Moores, Texarkana, Tex.

Application April 16, 1947, Serial No. 741,713

1 Claim.

adjustable cleaning bar for removing the soil from the blades.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a ground slicer and pulverizer which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture and efficient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of my ground slicer and pulverizer with a portion of the driving chain casing broken away to show the interior of the same.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the machine shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken through the center of the reel and showing the connection of the blades with a center wheel.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the reel and the driving connection therewith, the view being taken at one end of the reel.

Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary and cross-sectional view showing the engagement of the cutting blade with the cleaning blade and as viewed on line 6-6 of Fig. 3.

Referring now to the figures, l0 represents a frame having vertically extendingv side plates II and i2 and transversely extending forward and rear members l3 and I4. Connected to the for ward end of the plates I I and I2 is a draft struc ture 15 having a platform IS on its forward end for supporting a power plant [1. The forward end f the draft structure 16 has an opening l8 through which a pin can be extended for connecting the machine to the rear end of a tractor as indicated at I 9.

On the top edges of the plates H are brackets 2! in which are journalled a shaft 22 having sprockets 23 thereon, there being one sprocket at each end of the shaft. At the center of the shaft is a large pulley wheel 24 which is con nected by a belt 25 to a driving pulley 26 of the power plant I1. Shaft 22 is accordingly turned and the sprockets 23 are connected by a chain 21 with a sprocket 28 on a shaft 29 which carries pulverizing blades 3 I.

There are a plurality of blades 3] each of which having a double cutting edge adapted to slice into the soil. These blades 3| are set askew in a lawn mower fashion so that the entire cutting edge of the blade does not enter the soil all at the same time but enters it gradually.

These blades 3! are formed of tempered steel and are bent downwardly at opposite ends as indicated at 33 for connection with disc 34 which lock to shaft 29 through a set collar 35. The inbent portions 33 are connected to the disc by rivets 36.

The rear transverse member of the frame It! serves as a cleaning device for cleaning the soil from the bottom faces of the cutting blades 3| as the blades are rotated across the same. This transverse member [4 is mounted on the vertically extending frame pieces H and [2 for fore and aft adjustment as by means of slots 3'! and retaining screws 33.

Referring now to Fig. 4, there is shown a central support for the blades. This central support comprises a disc M connected to the shaft 22 and fastening plates 42 secured to the disc 4| by screws 43 and to the inner faces of the blades by welding 44.

On the rear end of the vertically pieces H and I2 are vertically adjustable strap members 46 adapted to be connected to the frame pieces by a screw 4! extended through any one of holes 48 in the strap. On the lower end of the strap are gauge wheels 49 which support the frame and govern the depth of slice of the soil by the cutting blades 3 l.

The chain 21 is enclosed by a separable casing 5| to prevent dirt from collecting on the chain 21.

It should be apparent that my ground slicer and pulverizer serves the purpose of a cross-row cotton chopper, a yard renovator, lawn slicer, and a row crop cultivator.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

A frame for a ground slicer and pulverizer comprising open work side plates, transversely extending forward extending at the front and rear edges thereof to place the side plates in parallel spaced relation to each other, a pair of angular members having flanges on the opposite ends thereof and secured at one of the flanged ends to the opposite forward ends of the side plates to provide a triangular shaped draft structure, a platform carried by the draft structure to support a motor, strap means adjustably connected to the opposite rear ends of the side plates, wheels attached to the strap means for supporting the frame and journal means carried by the upper edge of the side plates for journalling a driven shaft therein transversely of the frame.

ZACH H. MOORES.

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